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Friday, December 30, 2016

The hard working and talented Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team have been on a holiday break from posting new challenges but we still have the last two challenges of 2016 open for you to challenge yourself with! Here they are:

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Just scroll down the page to find the links to enter the challenges or click on the above color graphics to get you there.

We would like to wish you all a wonderful New Year filled with lots of fun and creativity! Thanks to all who enter our challenges--you inspire us with your projects and enthusiasm for Close to My Heart products. A special thanks to all the wonderful women on the Color Dare Design Team: Michelle Loncar, Donna Thomson Digby, Sue Reynolds, Tracey Pierce, Lela Norris, Gretchen Stumme, Debi Gardner, Sarah Stone, Cat Nowak, Jen Benner and Marie Flayer.

We still have some openings for new Design Team members--please go here for more details.

Friday, December 16, 2016

Thanks to all the talented
crafters who participated in last week's Oh Deer! challenge. We are so happy to have you sharing your art in our gallery!If you ran out of time to enter it we have some good news--the deadline has been extended to January 5, 2017. Go HERE to enter the Oh Deer! challenge.

Color Dare #224-Crystal Blue, Cranberry, Willow and White Daisy

Welcome
back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge where we invite you to use
the specified Close to My Heart colors to create something that you like.
(Of course if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you may substitute
similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!) This is our final challenge of 2016 and we are giving you 3 weeks to link up your project. We are all very busy at this time of the year and we are extending this challenge to 3 weeks to give you more time to play along with us. We are
challenging you to use all and only these colors: Crystal Blue, Cranberry, Willow and White Daisy.

Here is some inspiration from
our awesome Design Team. If you have a chance please stop by our blogs to
see how we made these projects and leave a comment.

Now
it's your turn. Take some time this week to create a project using these
colors. If you don't have the exact colors, just use the closest ones you have.
Next, take a picture of it and upload it to your blog. Make sure you include
our link and challenge picture in your post. Then link your post to our site,
using the link to your post, not your blog. See our sidebar for complete rules.
Most importantly, have fun! We look
forward to visiting your blogs and commenting.

Don’t have a blog? You
can still enter by posting your photo to our Facebook pagehere. Next you would copy the URL and then
copy that into the Linky tool below. You could also post your photo in
one of your Pinterest boards and then copy and paste the URL into the Linky
tool. If you do post from Facebook
or Pinterest please tell how you made your card in the comments section.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Recognizing that the holiday season is a really busy one for many people we have decided to extend our current challenge until Thursday evening, January 5, 2017 at 9PM ET. The Oh Deer! paper palette is so versatile and can be used for so many occasions. We hope you get a chance to show us your Oh Deer! projects.

Friday, December 9, 2016

Thanks to all the talented
crafters who participated in last week's Metallics challenge. Your entries were so beautiful and we are so
happy to have you sharing your art in our gallery!

Welcome
back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge where we invite you to use
the specified Close to My Heart colors to create something that you like.
(Of course if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you may substitute
similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!) This week we are
challenging you to use all and only the featured colors in
theOh Deer!paper packet. They are: White Daisy, Whisper, Slate, Juniper, Fern, Desert Sand, Colonial White, Cocoa, Bamboo and Sea Glass.

Here is some inspiration from
our awesome Design Team. If you have a chance please stop by our blogs to
see how we made these projects and leave a comment.

If you have ever wanted to be on a challenge blog Design Team we have the perfect opportunity for you. No previous DT experience required! Please go here to read more about joining the Color My Heart Color Dare Design team for January through June 2017.

Now
it's your turn. Take some time this week to create a project using these
colors. If you don't have the exact colors, just use the closest ones you have.
Next, take a picture of it and upload it to your blog. Make sure you include
our link and challenge picture in your post. Then link your post to our site,
using the link to your post, not your blog. See our sidebar for complete rules.
Most importantly, have fun! We look
forward to visiting your blogs and commenting.

Don’t have a blog? You
can still enter by posting your photo to our Facebook pagehere. Next you would copy the URL and then
copy that into the Linky tool below. You could also post your photo in
one of your Pinterest boards and then copy and paste the URL into the Linky
tool. If you do post from Facebook
or Pinterest please tell how you made your card in the comments section.

Please stop by the Award Winner's Blogs and leave them some love about their fabulous creations. Please be sure to grab your Blog Badge found under the Blog Badges tab at the top of this post

* * * Congratulations to all our Winners * * *

Don't forget, there is still time to play along in this week's challenge

Color Dare #222 using Close To My Heart colors challenging you to use any of the CTMH Metallics (Gold, Silver, Rose Gold) with Black, White or Colonial White. That's a lot of color choice combinations!

Great combination of colors for any special occasion or another Christmas Card to add to your stash - Please join us this week

This Challenge closes at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Standard time on

Thursday, December 8, 2016.

Winners for December challenges

will be eligible for a Random Draw at the end of December

Hopefully you are able to find some time to play along with us and be a WINNER here.

Friday, December 2, 2016

Thanks to all the talented
crafters who participated in last week's Saffron, Goldrush, Poppy and Colonial White challenge. We are so
happy to have you sharing your art in our gallery!

Welcome
back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge where we invite you to use
the specified Close to My Heart colors to create something that you like.
(Of course if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you may substitute
similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!) This week we are
challenging you to use any of the CTMH Metallics (Gold, Silver, Rose Gold) with Black, White or Colonial White. That's a lot of color choice combinations!

Here is some inspiration from
our awesome Design Team. If you have a chance please stop by our blogs to
see how we made these projects and leave a comment.

We are still accepting Design Team applications! Before you leave stop by here to get all the details.

Now
it's your turn. Take some time this week to create a project using these
colors. If you don't have the exact colors, just use the closest ones you have.
Next, take a picture of it and upload it to your blog. Make sure you include
our link and challenge picture in your post. Then link your post to our site,
using the link to your post, not your blog. See our sidebar for complete rules.
Most importantly, have fun! We look
forward to visiting your blogs and commenting.

Don’t have a blog? You
can still enter by posting your photo to our Facebook pagehere. Next you would copy the URL and then
copy that into the Linky tool below. You could also post your photo in
one of your Pinterest boards and then copy and paste the URL into the Linky
tool. If you do post from Facebook
or Pinterest please tell how you made your card in the comments section.

Friday, November 25, 2016

Thanks to all the talented
crafters who participated in last week's Pomegranate, Saffron, Poppy, New England Ivy and Colonial White challenge. We are so
happy to have you sharing your art in our gallery!

Welcome
back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge where we invite you to use
the specified Close to My Heart colors to create something that you like.
(Of course if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you may substitute
similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!) This week we are
challenging you to use all and only these colors: Goldrush, Poppy, Saffron and Colonial White.

Here is some inspiration from
our awesome Design Team. If you have a chance please stop by our blogs to
see how we made these projects and leave a comment.

Before you run off to find out how our Designers made their projects or take out your crafting supplies to get started, I have some exciting news to share with you! We are ready to add some new Designers to our Color Dare challenge blog! Is this something that appeals to you?

Would you be excited about:

-- Using Close to My Heart products in creating on a regular basis?

-- Creating one project and posting it to your blog every other week (twice a month)?

-- Commenting on assigned entry #'s on weeks you submit a project? (Fellow DT members also appreciate comments)

-- Voting for favorite entries every week?

-- Becoming part of our Color Dare DT Facebook group where we plan and communicate with each other?

-- Donating an occasional "prize" for our monthly prize winners?

NO PREVIOUS DESIGN TEAM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

If you can say "yes" to all the above then we would love to hear from you. We are asking for a six month commitment to run from January 2017 to June 2017 which may be extended if you wish to stay longer.

To apply--write DT after your challenge entry AND email Marie (AKA NJ Stamping Queen) at mflayer at comcast dot net. Applications will close at the end of Color Dare challenge #223 or on December 16, 2016.

Now
it's your turn. Take some time this week to create a project using these
colors. If you don't have the exact colors, just use the closest ones you have.
Next, take a picture of it and upload it to your blog. Make sure you include
our link and challenge picture in your post. Then link your post to our site,
using the link to your post, not your blog. See our sidebar for complete rules.
Most importantly, have fun! We look
forward to visiting your blogs and commenting.

Don’t have a blog? You
can still enter by posting your photo to our Facebook pagehere. Next you would copy the URL and then
copy that into the Linky tool below. You could also post your photo in
one of your Pinterest boards and then copy and paste the URL into the Linky
tool. If you do post from Facebook
or Pinterest please tell how you made your card in the comments section.

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Challenge Rules

Welcome to the Color My Heart color dare! We're so glad to have you! Here's what you do: Create a project using the featured colors. You may use any products to participate, but we would like you to use Close To My Heart products and colors. Your project can be pretty much anything as long as you made it yourself. Examples are: scrapbooking layouts, cards, 3D items and altered items.

You may combine as many challenges as you want, but please make sure you use ALL and ONLY the featured colors listed in our challenge. If you don't have the exact colors, just use the closest you have. If you have additional colors you will be disqualified from that challenge.

Although not pictured in each challenge graphic, you can use Black and White freely on any Challenge unless the challenge says "No Black" or "No White".

Last challenge of each month will be a Tic-Tac-Toe Board Challenge...MUST use and identify the three colors in a row of your choice; however we will allow any or all other colors from the Challenge Board to be included.

Take a photo of your project, upload it to your blog or online gallery, and link your post. You must provide a link to your post, not just to your blog in general. When you write your Blog Post or post to an online gallery (Facebook, Pinterest, SplitCoast, Instagram) identify the products that you use in your creation. Please include a link to our site and our challenge photo on your blog post. A new challenge will be posted every Friday...You have two weeks to link your work so there will always be an overlapping challenge. Challenges close on Thursday (9PM Central)